* PEDS HF Core Academy Scientific Program

Pacifica 1-2, Loews Royal Pacific Hotel


 

7:00 AM – 7:55 AM

REGISTRATION AND MORNING COFFEE
 

7:55 AM – 8:00 AM

WELCOME AND OVERVIEW
Ryan Butts, MD, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
 

8:00 AM - 9:10 AM

SESSION 1 – DEFINING THE PROBLEM: PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE
CHAIR: Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH

 

8:00 AM

What is Heart Failure & Who Gets It? Definitions, Etiologies and Natural History
Joseph Rossano, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
 

8:15 AM

Symptoms, Signs & Staging of Pediatric Heart Failure
Ryan Butts, MD, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
 

8:30 AM

Cellular and Genetic Basis of Pediatric Heart Failure
Jeffrey Towbin, MD, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA
 

8:45 AM

Q&A with Panel
 

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

SESSION 2 – DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING IN PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE
CHAIR: Jennifer Conway, MD

 

9:00 AM

What Can Laboratory Values Tell Me about My Patient in Heart Failure?
Claire Irving, FRACP, MD, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia
 

9:15 AM

What Imaging Should I Do in My Patient with Heart Failure?
Paul F. Kantor, MBBCh, FRCPC, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
 

9:30 AM

What Testing is Useful in the Follow-up of Patients with Heart Failure?
Heather T. Henderson, MD, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
 

9:45 AM

Q&A with Panel
 

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

COFFEE BREAK
 

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

SESSION 3 – ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN PEDIATRICS
CHAIR: Ryan Butts, MD

 

10:30 AM

Diagnosing and Managing Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Joseph Rossano, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
 

10:45 AM

Using Mechanical Circulatory Support in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
Robert Jaquiss, MD, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
 

11:00 AM

Myocarditis: More than just Whether or Not to Give IVIG---Case Presentation
Leonardo Salazar, MD, Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia, Floridablanca, Colombia
 

11:15 AM

Q&A with Panel
 

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

LUNCH / NETWORKING BREAK (a box lunch is included in the registration fee)
 

12:30 PM – 1:45 PM

SESSION 4 – CHRONIC HEART FAILURE IN PEDIATRICS
CHAIR: Claire Irving, FRACP, MD

 

12:30 PM

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Heart Failure Management
Jodie Lantz, MSN, RN, PCNSBC, Children's Health Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
 

12:45 PM

Medications for Chronic Heart Failure
Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
 

1:00 PM

Recognizing and Managing Comorbidities
Jack F. Price, MD, Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
 

1:15 PM

Promotion of Healthy Lifestyle
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
 

1:30 PM

Q&A with Panel
 

1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

SESSION 5 – ADVANCED HEART FAILURE THERAPIES
CHAIR: Heather T. Henderson, MD

 

1:45 PM

Arrhythmia’s, Pacers, ICD’s and CRT
Michael P. Carboni, MD, Duke Children's Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
 

2:00 PM

Advanced Circulatory Support
Jennifer Conway, MD, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
 

2:15 PM

When is it Time to Talk Transplant?
Richard Kirk, FRCP, FRCPCH, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
 

2:30 PM

Q&A with Panel
 

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

COFFEE BREAK
 

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM

SESSION 6 – UNIQUE PATIENT POPULATIONS
CHAIR: Heather T. Henderson, MD

 

3:15 PM

Managing Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiomyopathy
Rachel Andrews, FRCPCH, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
 

3:30 PM

Managing Neuromuscular Cardiomyopathy
Claire Irving, FRACP, MD, Children’s Hospital Westmead, Sydney, Australia
 

3:45 PM

Heart Failure in the Single Ventricle Patient
Jennifer Conway, MD, Stollery Children’s Hospital, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
 

4:00 PM

Q&A with Panel
 

4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

SESSION 7 – DEBATE: FUTURE DIRECTIONS AND RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC HEART FAILURE: REGISTRY VS RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIALS
CHAIR: Joseph Rossano, MD

 

4:15 PM

Randomized Trials in Pediatric Heart Failure and Why We Need Them
Robert Shaddy, MD, The Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, USA
 

4:25 PM

Research from Registries in Heart Failure and Why We Need Them
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
 

4:35 PM

Rebuttal
Robert Shaddy, MD, Children’s Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
 

4:40 PM

Rebuttal
Anne Dipchand, MD, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
 

4:45 PM

Q&A with Panel
 

5:00 PM

SUMMARY / EVALUATION
Heather T. Henderson, MD Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
 

5:15 PM

ADJORN



*This scientific program is updated each Friday to reflect any changes in information, including room names, session times, speakers information, etc.